You guys make a big deal out of this. Mentally replace "demons"
with "mental disorders". Does it work? Yes? Then let it be.
Sheesh. === Mental disorders have no physical cause, otherwise
they'd be physical disorders. They're not considered real in
every country for a good reason. They're primarily social
disorders. Their reality is contingent upon cultural values. ===
Fair enough. Nevertheless, in the particular context, Demons
can't be bombed into submission and Mental Disorders can't be
bombed into submission are equally valid from a pragmatic
standpoint. I guess I was lucky to have only rarely been exposed
to "true believers". I heard about them. Seemed downright
mythological, as there were always more people talking _about_
how awful true believers were, then me actually seeing any in
real life. [usually on TV or online] I mean, I believe they
exist 'cause TV says so and ppl complain about them. But I've
just been lucky I suppose. I'm agnostic now, but growing up
(Methodist), we were taught that what they called demons then,
we'd call mental disorders now. Old fashioned way of saying the
same thing. Made sense. Then again, we were also taught that
people who refused medical treatment on "faith alone" were
idiots and kinda deserved to die of their own stupidity, sad as
it was.
